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Google has published a series of ten videos from different state Teachers of the Year. They titled it “Lessons From Teachers of the Year”.

https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2018/05/06/google-publishes-nice-series-of-short-videos-lessons-from-teachers-of-the-year/…

What will education and learning look like ten years from now?  I think the way we best learn won’t change in the next ten years, but the tools we use and what we focus on most definitely will.  

https://www.inc.com/quora/the-way-we-learn-is-about-to-change-completely.html…

SMS, or Short Messaging Service, has been around for a long time, but soon it will be replaced by RCS, a newer and much better standard for sending messages. But what’s RCS all about? Here’s how it works.

https://www.howtogeek.com/349968/what-is-rcs-the-successor-to-sms/…

OpenDOAR is the quality-assured global directory of academic open access repositories. It enables the identification, browsing and search for repositories, based on a range of features, such as location, software or type of material held.

https://scholarlycommunications.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2018/04/26/beta-release-of-an-updated-opendoar-service/…

Narrative memos have replaced PowerPoint presentations at Amazon. Here are 3 reasons why.

https://www.inc.com/carmine-gallo/jeff-bezos-bans-powerpoint-in-meetings-his-replacement-is-brilliant.html…

In a bid to gain market share, publishers have slashed the cost of digital textbooks.

https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2018/05/01/publishers-race-reduce-costs-digital-textbooks…

One of the easier ways to get started making your own video lessons is found within a tool that some of us have been using for decades. That tool is PowerPoint.

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2018/05/create-video-lesson-completely-in.html…

Using a new app in the classroom is fun and exciting, but it can also be tricky. Finding the right app, making sure it works and setting it up can all take up time and frustrate teachers. Make implementing new …

At Kaptivo, a company that’s bringing high-tech image recognition, motion capture and natural language processing technologies to the lowly whiteboard, executives are hoping that the second time is the charm.

https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/07/kaptivo-looks-to-digitally-transform-the-lowly-whiteboard/…

Holographic videoconferencing, a smart wall, and a smart-watch projector offer new ways to interact with data and each other.

http://www.kurzweilai.net/round-up-three-radical-new-user-interfaces…

As some Facebook users talk about leaving the platform, ideas for a different type of social network are beginning to emerge.

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/01/607361849/as-facebook-shows-its-flaws-what-might-a-better-social-network-look-like…

Creating an animated video can be a great extension to many writing projects.  Here’s a short list of some of my favorite options for making animated videos.

http://practicaledtech.com/2018/04/29/free-tools-students-can-use-to-create-animated-videos/…

A lot of interesting things are taking place in Gmail. Besides the new powerful features introduced recently, Gmail users can now integrate and access third party add-ons that work directly on Gmail. In today’s post, we have curated for you …